Queens Quay station

Queens Quay
Station platforms looking south, with the pedestrian crossing visible at the far end
General information
Location10 Bay Street,
Toronto, Ontario
Canada
Coordinates43°38′29″N 79°22′37″W / 43.64151°N 79.37704°W / 43.64151; -79.37704
PlatformsSide
Connections Jack Layton Ferry Terminal
TTC buses
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
History
Opened1990; 34 years ago (1990)
Services
Preceding station Toronto Transit Commission Following station
Harbourfront Centre 509 Harbourfront Union
Terminus
Harbourfront Centre
towards Spadina
510 Spadina

Queens Quay is an underground streetcar station of the Toronto streetcar system in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Along with Spadina station and Union station, it is one of three stations open overnight to support late-night streetcar routes. It is the only underground streetcar station that is not part of or connected to a Toronto subway station (Union, Spadina, and St. Clair West subway stations have underground stations for streetcars as well). It was opened in 1990 as part of the former Harbourfront LRT route. The station is now served by the 509 Harbourfront, 510 Spadina daytime routes and the 310 Spadina night route.[1]

The station is named after Queens Quay, an adjacent street skirting Toronto's waterfront. The station's internal signage bears the subtitle "Ferry Docks", a reference to the nearby Jack Layton Ferry Terminal for the Toronto Island ferries that provide pedestrian access to the Toronto Islands.

This station did not open at the same time as the rest of the Harbourfront line it served, due to disputes regarding direct access to nearby businesses that eventually fell through.[2] Additionally, after the station did open, the "FERRY DOCKS" subtitle was not yet present.[3]

  1. ^ "TTC Map of 317 Spadina".
  2. ^ Route 509 - The New Harbourfront Streetcar - Transit Toronto
  3. ^ Toronto PCC Streetcars in June 1991 The lack of subtitles can be seen at 5:14 and 5:26.